Admissions Overview

South College offers more than 60 degree and certificate programs in Knoxville, Asheville, Nashville, and Atlanta to help you become a more knowledgeable and marketable professional. Each curriculum is designed to prepare you for the career of your choice in a challenging and supportive environment. We’re here with you every step of the way, starting with the admissions process.

Academics Overview

South College offers more than 60 Certificate, Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs to meet the needs of students across Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. We are constantly developing new academic programs based on local, regional, and national employment trends for our locations in Knoxville, Nashville, Asheville and online. Each curriculum is designed is to prepare you for the career of your choice in a challenging and supportive environment. We’re here with you every step of the way, starting with the admissions process.

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

What You’ll Learn

Learn how to broaden your career in the field of dental hygiene with our Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene program. In this bachelor’s program, your courses will explore evidence-based dental hygiene practices and research methods, building your critical thinking skills, professional judgment, and ability to assess patients with special needs. You’ll also study how to apply educational theory and methods, epidemiology, grant writing, leadership, management, and more in the dental hygiene field.

By earning your dental hygiene bachelor’s degree, you can gain increased career flexibility beyond traditional clinical and private practice roles. Dental hygienists with a bachelor’s degree may be able to earn higher salaries and pursue emerging roles and opportunities in:

non-clinical corporate positions

teaching

research

administration

sales

public health

Our BS in Dental Hygiene program is designed for students admitted to our AS Dental Hygiene program rotation or those who have already earned an associate degree in Dental Hygiene from a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited institution.

What can I do with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene?

Keys to Success

Whether you’re treating nervous patients or managing a team of other dental hygienists, interpersonal and communication skills will be vital to your success in the dental hygiene field. Attention to detail and dedication to careful, precise work are everyday requirements as well. Another valuable skill is being able to teach patients and the public about the importance of oral health. In certain dental hygiene careers, you may also need to educate new and experienced dental health professionals, healthcare providers, and researchers about dental hygiene topics.

Continuing Education

This is the most advanced dental hygiene program available at South College.

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Consumer Information

Amounts for tuition, fees, books, and supplies are subject to change. South College follows the required methodology provided by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the reporting of employment information for graduates. This information is compiled on an annual basis and submitted to the Commission by October 15 each year for graduates during the most recently completed reporting year (July 1-June 30). For more detailed information related to the calculation of graduate employment rates, please click here.

*The career options listed above are a small sample of potential job titles, and are not meant to be comprehensive. Students may or may not find employment in these positions.

Success at South College

South College is providing me the opportunity to be a part of a wonderful program and receive the education and training I need to be a successful occupational therapy assistant.

- Stephanie Sienkiewicz, Occupational Therapy Assistant

I wanted a school with a small classroom environment where I could have access to my professors and one that was close to home, so attending South College was an easy decision.

- Heather Meyer, Associate of Science in Health Science (Pre-Nursing)

I like South College because of the other students and the teachers that go out of their way to make sure you are good. The administration seems to really care. That’s what I like about South College – we are family.